No sensible decision can be made without taking into account
not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be.
~Isaac Asimov
not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be.
~Isaac Asimov
When one helps a toddler get dressed, a wise person asks, "do you want to wear your red shirt or your blue shirt today?" The child then has the independence to make a choice, thus affirming his developing decision-making skills. The child also can't decide she wants to wear her fancy green Christmas dress to pre-school, since it wasn't one of the options given.
Point? Only this. The red shirt is keeping Daddy in a nursing home, the blue shirt is bringing him home with 24/7 care. The entire family knows, intellectually, that the red shirt is the best option. Sadly, though,we all want the green dress--for Daddy not to be sick, for him to remain the vital, active, vibrant nucleus of our family. And that is never going to happen.
Today I am crying and screaming to wear the green dress.
Point? Only this. The red shirt is keeping Daddy in a nursing home, the blue shirt is bringing him home with 24/7 care. The entire family knows, intellectually, that the red shirt is the best option. Sadly, though,we all want the green dress--for Daddy not to be sick, for him to remain the vital, active, vibrant nucleus of our family. And that is never going to happen.
Today I am crying and screaming to wear the green dress.
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